Landscape-level impact of beech bark disease in relation to slope and aspect in New York State

Forest Science

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 503-510

  Munck, Isabel A ^a   Manion, Paul D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest health; Forest structure; Nectria; Neonectria coccinea var. faginata; Site factors

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

FOREST HEALTH; FOREST STRUCTURE; NECTRIA; NEONECTRIA COCCINEA VAR. FAGINATA;

DISEASES;

DISEASES; FORESTRY; MORTALITY; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT;

CRYPTOCOCCUS FAGISUGA; FAGUS; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA; NEONECTRIA; NEONECTRIA COCCINEA;

EID: 33751095088     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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